Total Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heather Court area has the 26th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Court (WF10 5FR) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Court (WF10 5FR), the main crime hotspot is near Cutsyke Crest. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cutsyke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cutsyke Crest | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cutsyke Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cutsyke Crest | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosehip Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cutsyke Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
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